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The logic rests on choice. Does the individual have other choices and options?
When it comes to dating on the internet, people clearly have many options: they can go to a generic site, such as OkCupid that, according to one respondent, does not even provide ethnic information or the ability to filter by ethnic background. Or to a site specifically catering to a particular ethnic group, which there are aplenty.
So clearly, given the options available elsewhere, those who come to OkCupid are implicitly saying that their first preference is white.
Taj Mahal says:
Interesting article.. It validates some small scale experiments that I did on my own on Craigslist and horOrNot based on very similar hypothesis.
I think based on this, OkC should add an optional column of desired race of partner to all the profiles. So that people who consciously know what they want, can state it, and save time for a lot of people. Thanks!
February 7, 2010 at 6:01 am
Jessie Maims says:
5 Things You Don’t Want To Know About Your Man
How to Spot a Married Man or Woman on Online Dating Websites
Top 10 Signs He Is Cheating On You
How To Impress Your New Boyfriend/Girlfriends Parents
Inside The Mind Of A Cheating Boyfriend
Moving in with your boyfriend or girlfried: How to
9 Signs He’s Not That Into You
10 Ways to Know If an Online Dater is Desperate
The logic rests on choice. Does the individual have other choices and options?
When it comes to dating on the internet, people clearly have many options: they can go to a generic site, such as OkCupid that, according to one respondent, does not even provide ethnic information or the ability to filter by ethnic background. Or to a site specifically catering to a particular ethnic group, which there are aplenty.
So clearly, given the options available elsewhere, those who come to OkCupid are implicitly saying that their first preference is white.
Taj Mahal says:
Interesting article.. It validates some small scale experiments that I did on my own on Craigslist and horOrNot based on very similar hypothesis.
I think based on this, OkC should add an optional column of desired race of partner to all the profiles. So that people who consciously know what they want, can state it, and save time for a lot of people. Thanks!
February 7, 2010 at 6:01 am
Jessie Maims says: